The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-30
STATISTICS ON STRIKES
THE BUREAU OF LABOR SUBMITS
ITS ANNUAL REPORT.

THE BUREAU OF LABOR SUBMITS
ITS ANNUAL, REPORT.
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Six Years Covered in the Report-The
Showing Made by Each Year--What
the Strikes Cost Employer and En-
ploye in Dollars-The Number of Men
and Establishments Involved.
WASHINGTON, Dec 29-Commissioner
Carroll D. Wright has submitted TO the Sec
retary of the Interior the third annual re-
port of the Bureau of Labor, which relates
entirely to strikes and lockous for period
of six years, ended Dec. 81, 1886 This re-
port is regarded as of special Importance,
as it is the result of the first general
investigation ever made by any nat on
of the facts concerning strikes and lock-
outs for any extented period of time, or for
any wide extent of territory. The report
covers about 700 printed pages, and gives
details Of each strike and lockout occurring
In the United States during the period
named IL exhibits the facts belonging to
each industrial trouble for each locality
where trouble was found, without attempt
ing to establish or decide upon the connec-
ton between them.
THE SHOWING BY YEARS.
The following statement shows the num-
Der of strikes occurring during each of the
last six years the number of establishments
involved and the average number of es-
adjustments involved in each strike:
In lSS1-4n strikes. involving 1928 es-
Establishments, being an average of 6.2 estab-
lishments in each strike.
In 1SS2-471 strikes, 2, los establishments,
average A6 establishments
In 1SS3-476 strikes, ,759 establishments,
average SIS establishments.
In lSS4-44S strikes, 1867 establishments,
average So establishments.
In 1SS5-645 strikes. :, 2S4 establishments,
average 3.5 establishments.
In lSS6--1.4l2 strikes, 1888 establish
ments, average establishments.
Totals, 1908 strikes, involving 1886 es-
adjustments, the general average being 81
establishments.
THIS YEARS RECORD.
In 1887, the report says, there were, ac-
cording to the best information obtainable,
S53 strikes, the details of which are not OBJ
tainabe. The report shows that during the
six years covered by the investigation New
York had the largest number of establ sh-
ments affected, both by strikes and lockoutS,
there being for the former 9,247 and for the
latter 1.52S. The building trades furnished
engaged in strikes.
The total number of employees involved
in the whole number of strikes for the en-
tire period is shown to have been 1855
The number of employees originating
strikes was 1920, 1872. The number of EN-
ployes in all establishments before the
strikes occurred was 1862, 045, while the
whole number employed in the establish
ments involved after the strikes occurred
was 1,646, PAT, q loss of %, 79S.
THE NEW employees.
There were 103, OBS new employees engaged
after the strikes and 37,4S3 were brought
from other places than those i'll which
striked occurred. In 2,1S2 establish
ments lock-outs were ordered dur
ing the period named In these
there were 1885 employees before
the lock-outs occurred and 1853, 496 after the
lock-outs, while the number actually locked
out was 15954S. There were 13.916 new
employees retained at the close of lock-outs,
and $3.50 were brought from other places
than those in which the lock-outs occurred.
1T should be remembered, however,
says the report, that these figures
do not represe.n the actual number
of individual establishments or different
employees engaged, as in many cases there
have been two or more strikes or lock-outs,
affecting the same establishments in the
ment and the number of employees engaged
are duplicated"
HOW THE SEXES WERE DIVIDED,
OF the whole number of employees in-
volved in strikes during the six years COW
cred by the report, 1856 per cent. were
males and ia per cent. were females. OF
those involved in lock-outs during the same
period IS rs per cent. were males and 3l.22
per cent. were females. An examination of
the tables appended to the report shows that
New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts,,
Ohio and Illinois represent 74.74 per cent.
of the whole number of establishments
affected by strikes throughout the
country, and $3.50 per cent.
of the lock-outs. These five States, it is
stated, contain per cent of all the manu-
featuring establishments, and employ So per
cent. of the capital invested in the mechan-
jcal industries of the United States.
OF the 1886 establishments in which
strikes occurred, in S,342, or So IL per cent
of the whole, the strikes were ordered by
labor organizations, while of 2, 1872 estab-
iishments in which lock-outs occurred, 1853,
or S034 per cent, were ordered by combina-
tions of managers.
THE TINE LOST.
OF the whole number of establishments
subjected to strikes there were temporarily
clos for business 10, 443, or 60. 10 per cent.
and on account of lock-outs 81 GO per cent.
The average durations of the stoppage on
account of strikes was 23 days. and for
lock-outs II days. The results of the strikes,
so far as gaining the objects sought
are concerned, are shown to be as
follows: Success followed in 10, 407 cases. or
1850 per cent. of the whole; partial success
an 1904, or 13.45 per cent. of the whole,
and failure followed in 500 cases, or 80 80
per. cent of the whole. By lockouts 564
establishments, Or 1855 per cent. of the
whole, succeeded in gaining their point; 100
or S7l per csnt. partly succeeded and ,305
or $3.50 per cent. failed.
As to the causes or objects
of the strikes it is shown
that increase of wages was the principal
one 42.44 per cent, Other leading causes
are given as follows: For a reduction of
hours, 1915 per cent; against reductio~
Of wages, 7.55 per cent; for increase of
wages and reduction of hours, 7.57 per cent.
against increase of hours, little more than
II per cent. TIE total for the five leading
causes is 1888 per cent. and for all other
causes p. II per cent.
LOSSES OF BOTH SIDES.
Discla'ming absolute accuracy the report
gives the losses of employers and employees
resulting from strikes and lock-outs as fol-
lows: Losses to strikers during the six years.
covered by the investigation, S51 SIG, 1865:
loss to employees for lock-outs during the
same period, 50, 132, III, or a total wage loss
to employees of $59,9iS,SS2. This loss oc-
CURED for both strikes and lock-outs in